Assessing the Level of Compliance to Standards among Agencies for Housing Development in Taraba State, Nigeria

Abstract

Housing development is an investment from which flows a number of consumer services. Hence, this paper evaluates the level of compliance to standards among agencies for housing development in Taraba State, Nigeria using both primary and secondary types and sources of data in a 399 structured questionnaire and interview section. The results showed that all respondents affirmed that limited resources on the part of concerned agencies contributes to the challenges of compliance (3.33), inadequacy of regulatory frameworks affects compliance (3.22), favoritism in the course of discharge of duties undermine the enforcement of standards (3.29), corruption compromises the quality of housing development (3.22), nepotism also leads to lack of safety of housing units (3.24), inadequate funding affects agencies to ensure standard compliance (3.31), lack of awareness among stakeholders also affects the level of compliance to standard (3.31) as well as inadequate equipment necessary for monitory compliance (3.18) were all above the acceptance value of 2.50. Furthermore, the hypothesis which states that factors affecting level of compliance to standard among agencies do not significantly impact on housing development was tested using Chi-Square. The p-value (Sig) is .000 which implies that there is a significant impact of factors affecting level of compliance with standard among agencies on housing development in Taraba State. From the findings, the study recommends that fight against bribery and corruption should be initiated at all government levels (Federal, State, and LGAs) especially in Taraba State in order to maintain standards and compliance. Also, funds and resources should be made available for the agencies responsible for housing development.